tracked leader, led halfway, driven and clear over 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
prominent, driven, outpaced over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
prominent, ridden over 2f out, chased winner final furlong
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
took keen hold behind leaders, chased along halfway, soon beaten
towards rear, driven over 3f out, stayed on towards finish, never reached challenging position
towards rear, headway over 4f out, effort when hung right over 2f out, never dangerous
led, pushed along, headed halfway, weakened over 3f out
Princess Society gets the vote over the Johnston pair King's Fable and Unique Moment, with Synonymy and Royal Moon others to consider. Ed Dunlop has been in fair form of late, and the booking of Robert Winston for Princess Society catches the eye. The daughter of Desert Prince ran unaccountably badly on her first try on the Southwell Fibresand six weeks ago, finishing last of the 11 runners, but is better than that judged on two previous efforts on the other all-weather tracks. She has continued to work well at home, and connections will be puzzled if she does not put in a much better effort this time. King's Fable faded out of the placings at Wolverhampton last time and is now stepped up in trip. Stablemate Unique Moment has to give weight away all round and is not guaranteed to like the ground, while the same comment applies to Synonymy on evidence so far. Royal Moon should get the trip on the dam's side and is worth a mention at least, but in a moderate contest we return to Princess Society as the answer.
Unique Moment 11-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish, 5th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Damelza (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 2yo fll hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Princess Society (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Went right start, chased leaders, weakened 4f out, eased final 2f, last of 11, well behind Bariloche (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) fbs in Mar.
Synonymy 25-1 (9-3) Led until ridden and headed over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Lightning Strike (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Mar.
Noble Edge 8-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 12, 16l behind Star of Canterbury (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) fbs.
King's Fable (USA) 2-1fav (8-8) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, hung right, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind George's Flyer (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Royal Moon (USA) 7-1 (9-0) Led for 1f, stayed prominent until weakened 2f out, 4th of 12, 14l behind Off Message (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Wise Choice 16-1 (8-4) Held up, headway 4f out, chased leader over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Abstract Art (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Captivate 25-1 (8-4) Always behind, never nearer, 5th of 11, 27l behind Bariloche (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) fbs in Mar.
